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Clouds and cost types

Choose which providers to include, and whether to show billed, amortized, or net cost for each.

The clouds picker

The clouds picker in the toolbar (it reads All clouds by default) lists every provider in your workspace:

ColumnMeaning
CheckboxInclude or exclude the provider
Share barThe provider's share of spend in the selected range
Freshnesslive, 71h behind, or not connected
AmountThe provider's total for the range, in the selected cost type

Use the All, Hyperscalers, and Data tabs to select a group at once. A provider you haven't connected shows connect, which opens its integration. The footer shows the total and the share of spend in range, such as $8.42M · 100% of spend in range · All clouds.

When a provider is hours behind, its most recent days are incomplete. Compare recent days across providers with care. See Data freshness.

Cost types

The cost type button (it reads Amortized by default) sets how commitment fees and discounts are counted. You set it per provider, because not every provider offers every type.

Cost typeWhat it includesUse it for
BilledCharges as they appear on the invoice. Upfront commitment purchases land on the day they're charged.Reconciling with the invoice
AmortizedUpfront and recurring commitment fees spread across the period they cover.Showback, trends, and unit cost
NetAmortized cost after negotiated discounts, credits, and refunds.What you actually pay per unit of use

Available cost types by provider:

ProviderBilledAmortizedNet
AWS✓✓✓
Azure✓✓
GCP✓✓✓

When providers use different cost types, widgets and headers show Mixed.

Why amortized is the default

Amortized cost stops unit costs from jumping when a Savings Plan or reservation renews. A one-year upfront purchase shows as 1/365th per day instead of one very large day.

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